General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVery Sane Montana Republican Will Let You Retire At 600, Maybe
There Are No Computers In The Bible Either
Very Sane Montana Republican Will Let You Retire At 600, Maybe
In Montanastan, theres this rich techie guy, Greg Gianforte, a Republican whos giving some thought to running for governor in 2016, just like every other successful business guy whos ever thought that running a state is exactly like running a tech company. Hes very big on evangelical Christianity, and thinks that people ought to live their faith like maybe never retiring, because theres no such thing as retirement in the Bible. Just how literally he wants people to take that is open to question.
Mr. Gianforte first came to Yr. Wonkettes attention last year when the billionaire creationist gave the commencement address at Montanas top science and technology school, Montana Tech because if theres anything a bunch of mining engineers need to know, its that the Earth is 6000 years old.
HuffPo found some nifty audio of a talk Gianforte gave in February at Montana Bible College about why God wants us to work. Forever. Most of it is the usual Protestant Work Ethic stuff about honoring God through work, with an interesting digression about how work itself is not the result of the Fall; rather, work just got a lot harder because God cursed the ground, making it a lot harder to scratch a living out of it. Thanks a lot, Adam. And then theres this interesting point about retirement, which Gianforte apparently has issues with:
Theres nothing in the Bible that talks about retirement. And yet its been an accepted concept in our culture today, he said. Nowhere does it say, Well, he was a good and faithful servant, so he went to the beach. It doesnt say that anywhere.
The example I think of is Noah, he continued. How old was Noah when he built the ark? 600. He wasnt like, cashing Social Security checks, he wasnt hanging out, he was working. So, I think we have an obligation to work. The role we have in work may change over time, but the concept of retirement is not biblical.
Now, this doesnt necessarily mean that if Gianforte beats incumbent Democrat Steve Bullock in next years gubernatorial race, hell immediately start phasing out retirement. No, not at all. HuffPo heard back from a spokesman for Gianfortes Better Montana Jobs nonprofit, who explained:
[Gianforte] was speaking to the idea that we should all be good stewards of the unique gifts and talents we each have been given. Greg believes in the virtue and nobility of work, and that each individual can serve others using their given skills, no matter their age or stage in life, he added.
. . . . .
http://wonkette.com/587979/very-sane-montana-republican-will-let-you-retire-at-600-maybe?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=june+10
randys1
(16,286 posts)should work till they die.
He is retired and lives a life of luxury, but thinks everyone else needs to work to death, literally.
niyad
(113,581 posts)gordianot
(15,245 posts)Those dead workers were just too costly.
randys1
(16,286 posts)TICK
TICK
gordianot
(15,245 posts)The family never sees a cent.
gordianot
(15,245 posts)When you die you work for God improving yourself. Twain did not like the idea of clouds, harps, and improving yourself. That is not resting in peace.
LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)1) Someone built a boat and then put two every animal in existence on it, and
2) Said boat builder was 600 years old at the time of the building of said boat
This should qualify him for a mental hospital, not for running for public office.